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On the fourth day of Pedals and Effects you have a chance to win…an Ampeg SCR-DI Background: Ampeg bass amplification is essential to my bass sound and have been a huge part of my career. I have always loved how the amps sound with the bass directly into them and because they are such powerful amplifiers,...

This week’s Vintage Pedal of the Week entry is a story about a music industry behemoth dipping their feet into manufacturing effects pedals. The behemoth in question is Marshall amplification, and for a very brief time they tried their hand at manufacturing a series of amp simulating distortion pedals. Photo credit: shortscale.org Marshall of course, is known worldwide...

Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Andy, a bass player from the UK! Andy has previously submitted his board to PedalsAndEffects, so let’s take a look and see how his pedalboard has evolved: From Andy’s bass things kick off into a Cali76 compressor from Origin Effects, then straight into an Electro-Harmonix...

Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from bass player Greg, from France! Greg’s board is a modest one, but he manages to make good use of board space and rock out with a mix of boutique pedals! He also reps Aguilar big time! Let’s take a look at what Greg’s rocking out with:...

Hello from Ireland! I am here, getting to do a clinic for Earthquaker Devices at the great MusicMaker store in Dublin! While here, I realized that my demo boards don’t have one of my favorite pedals Earthquaker Devices makes…the Zap Machine! So I decided to post the review Dan Elkan (of Hella and Zavalaz) and...

Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Kevin! Kevin’s got a very neatly organized board with plenty of straightforward effects and in his words, the “weird but inspiring stuff.” Let’s take a look at what Kevin is working with: First off, I have to say that I admire how cleanly organized this...

Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Jean! Jean’s got a lot of cool newer stuff on his board, so let’s take a look at what Jean is working with: Here’s Jean’s signal chain in rapid fire: BOSS TU-3 Tuner: The ever present BOSS tuner. The TU-3 has a slight electronics upgrade over...

Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Connor from San Francisco! Home sweet home! Connor’s got a very modest board, but with the right combination is able to pull off a lot of interesting sounds. Let’s take a look at what Connor is working with: After what I’m assuming is a tuner, Connor’s...

Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Alfonso all the way from Granada, in the south of Spain! Lets take a look at what Alfonso is working with: Alfonso’s chain starts off into a Korg Pitchblack Tuner, a great alternative to the BOSS Tuners. After the tuner is a Diamond Bass Compressor followed by a Japanese BOSS Octave OC-2. I’ve used a...

Today’s pedalboard comes from Nils! Let’s check it out: Nil’s signal starts off into a BOSS TU-3 Tuner. In case you didn’t know, the TU-3 is an updated version of the universally loved TU-2. The TU-3 has up-to-date electronics and more accurate tuning. It’s an upgrade in every way possible for a pedal as...

Today’s pedalboard comes from Carlos, and he doesn’t hold back! Carlos plays guitar in a three piece and he’s got enough pedals for the entire band on his board! Kitchen sink included, let’s take a look at what Carlos is working with: Carlos’ chain starts off with his guitar into the ever present BOSS...

Godlyke Distributing Inc. are known for some pretty radical sounding pedals. The Great Divide Analog Synth Octaver or the Little Dipper Envelope Filter are two fantastic examples of what Godlyke has to offer. (The Little Dipper Envelope Filter making my top ten pedals of 2014 list!) Godlyke has now come up with a few smaller effects that...